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Spotlight: Angela Ellis

Posted by [email protected] on 07/01/2020 12:00 am  

1 - Where are you from, and how did you choose to live in Middle Tennessee? I’m from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and came to Middle Tennessee 20 years ago for a career with General Motors. 2 - What is your professional background, and why did you become a coach? My career started in ...

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Spotlight: Pamela Carter

Posted by [email protected] on 06/01/2020 12:00 am  

1 - Where are you from, and how did you choose to live in Middle Tennessee? Fortunately for me my “official work residence” has included some of the most varied cities: Los Angeles, Seattle, Palm Springs, San Francisco and then after experiencing the coldest winter in Chica...

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President's Letter: June 2020

Posted by [email protected] on 05/31/2020 12:00 am  

Fellow Coaches, As I have spoken with friends, family, clients, and colleagues over the last few weeks, I’ve reflected on the impact of quarantine on our connectedness.  We understand the need for social distancing, but keenly feel the absence of the benefit of in-person encounters with ...

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Letter from the President: We Are Headed to the Mountaintop

Posted by [email protected] on 10/05/2019 12:00 am  

We Are Headed to the Mountaintop Although the temperature outside at the time of this writing would belie this truth, we are into the Fall and the last few months of the year. Your ICFTN Board has worked this year to bring you great programming, engage members through volunteerism and networking ...

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Spotlight: Leonora Williamson, ACC

Posted by [email protected] on 10/01/2019 12:00 am  

1 - Where are you from, and how did you choose to live in Middle Tennessee? I was born in London, attended elementary school in NYC, and then my parents moved to Maine, where they still live, so I claim it as home. That said, I have lived in 8 countries, speak 5 languages and carry 2 passports...

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Letter from the President: Finding Your Next Client

Posted by [email protected] on 09/05/2019 12:00 am  

Finding Your Next Client Do potential clients know how to find you? Or, are you sitting by the phone waiting for them to call? During our September membership meeting we will be educated and challenged by the expertise of Mark Galvin, Founder of ePresence. You don’t have to be on every social...

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Call to Action: Nominate deserving ICF-TN Members and Coach-supporting Organizations

Posted by [email protected] on 08/28/2019 12:00 am  

online nomination forms Chapter Awards’ Call for Nominations Is Open through October 31. We look forward to recognizing your nominees and the award winners at the December ICFTN chapter meeting. ICF-TN believes in recognizing our coaching community as well as corporations that support coachi...

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Spotlight: Leigh Ann Roberts, PCC- Executive Coach and Professional Development Trainer & Consultant, Circle Center Consulting

Posted by [email protected] on 08/27/2019 12:00 am  

1 - Where are you from, and how did you choose to live in Middle Tennessee? I’m from Ridgeland, Mississippi (north of Jackson, south of Canton) and came to Tennessee because, when I graduated law school wanting to practice mediation, Tennessee had court-mandated mediation and Mississippi...

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Letter from the President: Who Are You?

Posted by [email protected] on 08/08/2019 12:00 am  

Much has been written and debated about leading the various generations now found in our workplace.  How do we apply that knowledge and awareness to coaching?  How do you coach to the generation sitting in front of you?  It has been said that good coaches meet their client where they ...

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Spotlight: Mary Jo Greil, Founder of Carson Greil Group, LLC

Posted by [email protected] on 07/29/2019 12:00 am  

1 - Where are you from, and how did you choose to live in Middle Tennessee? My family of origin is from southern Wisconsin; I moved to Memphis to work on a doctoral program that would allow me to have an internship in business as input for my dissertation. The result was changing a career from educ...

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